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BASIC PSYCH GUIDE

Techniques For Learning

Useful learning strategies

"The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply,” - Stephen Covey

Useful Models

Carl Jung's Model of the Psyche

The Big Five Personality Traits

Basic Fundamentals

Introductory Psychology

History of Psychology

Ancient Times

Ebers Papyrus

Socrates

Plato

Aristotle

Middle Ages To Renaissance

Al-Razi

Avicenna

St. Augustine

St. Thomas Aquinas

René Descartes

1800s-1900s

Wilhelm Wundt

Edward Titchener

Charles Darwin

Sigmund Freud

Carl Jung

John B. Watson

B.F. Skinner

1900s-2000s

Max Wertheimer

Kurt Koffka

Wolfgang Köhler

Carl Rogers

John Bowlby

Abraham Maslow

Jean Piaget

Noam Chomsky

Martin Seligman

Research Methods in Psychology

Quantitative and Qualitative Research

Ethics in Psychological Research

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Transduction

Threshold

Sensory Systems

vision

hearing

touch

taste

smell

Gestalt Principles

Perceptual Constancies

shape

size

color

distance

motion

direction

shadow

Perceptual Adaptation

Attention

Sensory Adaptation

Signal Detection Theory

Bottom-Up vs. Top-Down Processing

Hormones and Behavior

Endocrine System Basics

Hormonal Influence on Behavior

Testosterone and Estrogen

Oxytocin

Cortisol

Hormones influence on Mental Health

Developmental Role of Hormones

Hormonal Treatments

Sleep Hormones

Melatonin

Chemicals Influence on Hormones

Developmental Psychology

Child Development

Theories of Child Development

Cognitive

Psychosocial

Sociocultural

Attachment

Physical

Language

Social

Emotional

Moral

Nature vs. Nurture

Cognitive Psychology

Memory

Types of Memory

Sensory Memory

Short-term Memory (STM)

Long-term Memory (LTM)

Processes of Memory

Encoding

Storage

Retrieval

Long-term Memory

Explicit (Declarative) Memory

Implicit (Non-declarative) Memory

Factors Affecting Memory

Forgetting

Memory Biases

Conformation Bias

Source Amnesia

Misinformation Effect

Brain Structures Involved in Memory

Hippocampus

Amygdala

Cerebral Cortex

Basal Ganglia

Memory Disorders

Amnesia

Alzheimer's

Korsakoff's Syndrome

Déjà vu

Attention

Types of Attention

Selective Attention

Divided Attention

Sustained Attention

Shifting Attention

Attentional Capacity

Factors Influencing Attention

Salience

Emotion

Motivation

Fatigue

Neuroscience of Attention

Frontal and Parietal Lobes

Thalamus

Reticular Activating System

Neurotransmitters

Attentional Disorders

ADHD

Cognitive Load

How Modern Technology Affects Attention Spans

Decision Making and Problem Solving

Types of Decision-Making

Problem-Solving Strategies

Barriers to Effective Problem-Solving

Role of Emotions

Neuroscience of Decision-Making

Prefrontal Cortex

Amygdala

Basal Ganglia

Cognitive Biases and Heuristics

Common Biases

Conformation Bias

Dunning Kruger Effect

Cognitive Dissonance

Gas-lighting

Virtue Signaling

Common Heuristics

Availability Heuristic

Types of Biases

Emotional Biases

Speed Biases

Ambiguity Biases

Information Biases

Memory Biases

Social Biases

Group Biases

Egocentric Biases

Understand Why We Have Biases

Understand Neuroscience of Biases

Understand Biases Roles in Decisions, Conflicts, and in History

Understand How To Overcome Biases

Perception and Illusions

Understand That we do not percieve everything there is to percieve

Understand Why we have flawed perception systems

Understand How Illusions relate to our senses

Types of Illusions

Optical Illusions (Visual)

Auditory Illusions (Hearing)

Tactile Illusions (Touch)

Multimodal Illusions (Multiple Senses)

Understand Role of Brain in perception systems and its limitations

Gestalt Principles

Perceptual Constancies

shape

size

color

distance

motion

direction

shadow

Behavioral Psychology

Habit Formation and Habit Loops

cue (trigger)

routine (behavior)

reward

Behavior Modification

Social Psychology

Group Dynamics

Group Biases

In-Group

Out-Group

Groupthink

Riots

Heard behavior

Cults

Group Formation

Group Roles

Group Leaders

Us vs. Them Mentality

Political Group Behavior

Obedience to Authority

Social Media Groups

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

4chan

Interpersonal Relationships

Understand why people form relationships

Understand why relationships fail

Understand relationship skills

Assortment effect

Attatchment Styles

Secure

Avoidant

Anxious

Communication

Values

Attraction

Attrative vs Unattractive Behavior

Varies from culture to culture

Similarities & Differences in Attraction For Men & Women

Nature (Best Traits Possible) vs Nurture (Cares About Me & My Offspring)

Investment Model

Investment Paradox

Vulnerability

Vulnerability is how we form emotional connections

Polarization

External Influences

social status

financial resources

physical appearance

Trust and Commitment

Relationship Satisfaction

Social Exchange Theory

Equity Theory

Psychodynamic Psychology

Defense Mechanisms

Purpose of Defense Mechanisms

Primary Defense Mechanisms

Repression

Denial

Projection

Displacement

Regression

Sublimation

Rationalization

Reaction Formation

Intellectualization

Identification

Abnormal Psychology

Anxiety Disorders

Types

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Panic Disorder

Phobias

Social Anxiety Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Symptoms

Causes

Diagnosis

Treatments

Prevention

Personality Disorders

Types

Paranoid Personality Disorder

Schizoid Personality Disorder

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder

Histrionic Personality Disorder

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Dependent Personality Disorder

Symptoms

Causes

Diagnosis

Treatments

Prevention

Childhood Disorders

Types

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Learning Disorders (dyslexia) (dyscalculia) (dysgraphia)

Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

Symptoms

Causes

Diagnosis

Treatments

Prevention

Cognitive Disorders

Types

Delirium

Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

Dementia

Symptoms

Causes

Diagnosis

Treatments

Prevention

Treatment and Therapy

Theoretical Orientations

Therapeutic Techniques

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)

Exposure Therapy

Psychoanalysis

Pharmacotherapy

Clinical Psychology

Evolutionary Psychology

Evolutionary Perspective on Behavior

Innate Behaviors

Mismatches with Modern Society

Forensic Psychology

Psychological Assessment in the Legal System

Risk Assessments

Mental State Examinations

Malingering Evaluations

Neuropsychological Assessments

Assessments for Specific Legal Criteria

Health Psychology

Personality Psychology

Humanistic Psychology

Carl Rogers' Person-Centered Theory

Core Conditions for Growth

Self-concept

Educational Psychology

Learning Theories and Instruction

Information Processing

Constructivism (Piaget)

Understand different types of learning models

Understand everyone learns differently

Child and Adolescent Development in School Contexts

Child Development

Emotion Psychology

Biological and Cognitive Aspects of Emotion

Cross-Cultural Psychology

Cultural Variations in Behavior and Mental Processes

Exercise Psychology

Motivation in Sports & Video Games

Psychological Benefits of Exercise

Psychological Benefits of Video Games

Environmental Psychology

Human-Environment Interactions

Environmental Stressors and Well-being

Design and Environmental Aesthetics

Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Research Psychology

Research Methods

Experimental Designs

Correlational Designs

Observational Studies

Surveys and Questionnaires

Longitudinal vs. Cross-Sectional Studies

Case Studies

Ethical Considerations

Statistical Analysis

mean

median

mode

standard deviation

significance testing

regression

ANOVA

factor analysis

Research Tools And Software

Jupyter Notebook (Data Analysis)

Prolific (Participant Recruitment)

SONA Systems (Participant Management)

Interpreting Results

Dissemination

Graduate Jobs

General University Curriculum

General Psychology

Statistics in Psychology

Research Methods

Biological Psychology

Developmental Psychology

Cognitive Psychology

Abnormal Psychology

Social Psychology

Personality Psychology

Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Psychological Testing and Measurement

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